Bug

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See also: bug, buug, búg, and büg

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Bug

  1. A river flowing northwest 450 miles between Belarus and Poland.
  2. A river in Ukraine (Southern Bug), flowing 530 miles to the Dnieper estuary.
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Etymology 2

Noun

Bug (plural Bugs)

  1. (US, slang) A Volkswagen Beetle car.
    Synonym: Beetle

Etymology 3

Noun

Bug (plural Bugs)

  1. (slang) A Bugatti car.

Anagrams

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German buoc (“animal shoulder”), from Old High German buog (“animal shoulder”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz (“arm; shoulder”).

The common contemporary meaning bow stems via Low German from Middle Low German bôch, from Old Saxon bōg. More at bough.

Pronunciation

Noun

Bug m (strong, genitive Buges or Bugs, plural Buge or Büge)

  1. (nautical, aviation) bow, prow (of a ship), nose (of an aircraft)
    Antonym: Heck
  2. shoulder joint (of an animal)
  3. joist, joint (in woodwork)
Declension
Declension of Bug
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bug die Buge, Büge
genitive eines des Buges, Bugs der Buge, Büge
dative einem dem Bug, Buge1 den Bugen, Bügen
accusative einen den Bug die Buge, Büge

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bug.

Pronunciation

Noun

Bug m (strong, genitive Bugs, plural Bugs)

  1. (computing) bug
    Synonyms: Fehler, Programmierfehler
Declension
Declension of Bug
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bug die Bugs
genitive eines des Bugs der Bugs
dative einem dem Bug den Bugs
accusative einen den Bug die Bugs

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bug m (proper noun, strong, genitive Bugs)

  1. Bug (rivers in Eastern Europe)

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Bug f

  1. (nautical) bow, prow (of a ship)

Polish

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Bug

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Derived from Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (biugan). Compare Russian Буг (Bug). Doublet of biga and Boh.

Proper noun

Bug m inan (related adjective bużański)

  1. Bug, Western Bug (a river in Belarus, Poland and Ukraine)
Declension
Declension of Bug
singular
nominative Bug
genitive Bugu/Buga
dative Bugowi
accusative Bug
instrumental Bugiem
locative Bugu
vocative Bugu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Bug f

  1. genitive plural of Buga

References

  • Spring, P. (2015). Great Walls & Linear Barriers. United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Books

Further reading

  • Bug in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Bug in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Bug in PWN's encyclopedia
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